You May Not Have Money, But What You Do Have Is Rich!

 This week, we will begin to see the disciples go out and begin their ministry, much as we saw Jesus do when He began his ministry on earth.  And the first miracle we see is the healing of the lame man. “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God. And on verse 11, the lame man was clinging to Peter and John, wouldn’t you hold on to those you thought were responsible for enabling you to walk after 40 plus years of being lame? Looking at the Strong’s concordance for the Greek word for this “clinging” this word for “hold” or cling is interpreted that the man wanted to hold on to Peter and John in a way that he might follow them, and not be sent away.  Their Christianity was contagious and this man was not letting them out of his grasp.  And “all the people ran together to them in Solomon’s porch, greatly amazed”. Can you imagine the chaos?  Here is the man you would most likely pass on a regular basis who was always asking for financial support at the gate, and now you see him standing upright, shaking two other men and shouting praise to God. What if we reached out to someone on the way to church.  We shared the name of Jesus, and they found forgiveness of sins and the power of Jesus entered into their life. Would you let this person hop in your car and would you take them to church? www.soulmedication.com